Publications

Research across disciplines.

Published, in-press, and accepted journal articles, CS conference papers, and book chapters.

My name appears in bold; * denotes corresponding authorship, and (co-first) denotes co-first authorship.

23 of 23 works

2026

01Journal PublicationIn press

A Scalable Multi-Agent Large Language Model Workflow to Support Grounded Theory Coding

Yang Y*, Huang J, Yang F, Cao Z, Fang Y, Ji M, Yang Y, Huang L, An R

Journal of Social Computing

02Journal PublicationIn press

A Pilot Study of Empathy Helper, a Generative Artificial Intelligence Platform for Communication Practice in Graduate Social Work

Lindsay R, Yang Y, An R

Journal of Social Work Education

03Journal PublicationIn press

Using Transformer-Based Models to Monitor and Understand Momentary Affect Intensity from Smartphone Sensors

Zhu Y, Yang Y, Thompson R

JMIR mHealth and uHealth

04Journal PublicationPublished

Countering HPV Vaccine Misinformation: An Integrative Cognitive-Affective Framework for Theory-Driven Digital Health Education Interventions

Yang Y*, Yang F, An R, Luke D

Health Education & Behavior

05Journal PublicationPublished

Harnessing AI to Enhance Inclusion for Refugees with Disabilities: Mitigating Bias, Promoting Equity in Humanitarian and Resettlement Efforts

Rfat M, Yang Y (co-first), An R

Disability and the Global South

06CS ConferenceAccepted

LUMINA: LongitUdinal MultImodal reasoNing Agent for Medical Imaging

An Z, Xie Y, Yu X, Yang Y, Chowdhury A, Qiu P

2026 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (EMNLP 2026) · Main Conference

07CS ConferenceAccepted · Preprint

Nonsense Helps: Prompt Space Perturbation Broadens Reasoning Exploration

Huang L, Huang C, Li J, Cai D, Yang Y, Huang J

2026 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (EMNLP 2026) · Findings

08CS ConferenceAccepted

Process Rewards with Learned Reliability

Li J, Huang L, Huang C, Xu S, Cai D, Yang Y, Zhang W, Huang J

NeurIPS 2026 Workshop on Mathematical Reasoning and AI (MATH-AI)

09Book ChaptersPublished

AI in Mental Health Services

Yang Y*, Traube D

In: An R, Lindsey MA (Eds.) · Artificial Intelligence in Social Work: Bridging Technology and Humanity · Springer

10Book ChaptersPublished

AI in Social Work Research

Yang Y*, Huang J, An R

In: An R, Lindsey MA (Eds.) · Artificial Intelligence in Social Work: Bridging Technology and Humanity · Springer

11Book ChaptersPublished

Conclusion: Challenges and Opportunities for AI in Social Work

Yang Y*, An R, Lindsey MA

In: An R, Lindsey MA (Eds.) · Artificial Intelligence in Social Work: Bridging Technology and Humanity · Springer

12Book ChaptersPublished

Dementia Care and Generative Artificial Intelligence

Yang Y*, An R

In: Bennett G, Goodall E (Eds.) · The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Disability · Palgrave Macmillan, Cham

2025

01Journal PublicationPublished

Use of Retrieval-Augmented Large Language Model for COVID-19 Fact-Checking: Development and Usability Study

Li H, Huang J, Ji M, Yang Y, An R

Journal of Medical Internet Research

02Journal PublicationPublished

AI Applications to Reduce Loneliness Among Older Adults: A Systematic Review of Effectiveness and Technologies

Yang Y*, Wang C, Xiang X, An R

Healthcare

2024

01Journal PublicationPublished

GPT Models Can Perform Thematic Analysis in Public Health Studies, Akin to Qualitative Researchers

Yang Y (co-first), Alba C, Wang C, Wang X, Anderson J, An R

Journal of Social Computing

02Journal PublicationPublished

Quality and Accountability of ChatGPT in Health Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Simulated Patient Study

Si Y, Yang Y, Wang X, Zu J, Chen X, Fan X, An R, Gong S

Journal of Medical Internet Research

03Journal PublicationPublished

Build Deep Neural Network Models to Detect Common Edible Nuts from Photos and Estimate Nutrient Portfolio

An R, Perez-Cruet J, Wang X, Yang Y*

Nutrients

04Journal PublicationPublished

A Scoping Review of Methodologies for Applying Artificial Intelligence to Physical Activity Interventions

An R, Shen J, Wang J, Yang Y

Journal of Sport and Health Science

2023

01Journal PublicationPublished

Sentiment Analysis of Tweets on Menu Labeling Regulations in the US

Yang Y*, Lin N, Batcheller Q, Zhou Q, Anderson J, An R

Nutrients

02Journal PublicationPublished

Use Prompt to Differentiate Text Generated by ChatGPT and Humans

An R, Yang Y*, Yang F, Wang S

Machine Learning with Applications

03Journal PublicationPublished

Build Neural Network Models to Identify and Correct News Headlines Exaggerating Obesity-related Scientific Findings

An R, Batcheller Q, Wang J, Yang Y

Journal of Data and Information Science

04Journal PublicationPublished

Sentiment Analysis of Tweets on Soda Taxes

An R, Yang Y (co-first), Batcheller Q, Zhou Q

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

2021

01Journal PublicationPublished

[Research process of Gasdermin E in inducing cell pyroptosis]

Yang YY, Liu XP

Chinese Journal of Pathology